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Morrill vs Springfield vs Searsmont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Morrill has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
Searsmont has the most people working from home (16.3%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Morrill | Springfield | Searsmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 914 |
310Lowest |
1,646Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
52.4±7Highest 17% above ME |
44.5±9.8 about the ME average |
| Springfield and Searsmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Morrill and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Springfield and Searsmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2% ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,250±$18k about the ME average |
$60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
$87,000±$20kHighest 16% above ME |
| Searsmont and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$284,000±$31kHighest 4% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$891Highest 14% below ME |
— | $940±$311Lowest 17% below ME |
| Morrill and Searsmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,472 19% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$2,788Highest 8% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±45.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
— | 41.4%±41.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Searsmont and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
16.3%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Searsmont and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 71 | — | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.